Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

The Xia Jun cruiser that appeared on the surface of Azhen Ocean terrified the Portuguese. However, when they heard that Xia Jun was escorting envoys to negotiate trade with Portugal, the Portuguese breathed a sigh of relief, but also became suspicious.Why did Huaxia take the initiative to agree to resume trade with Portugal?Is it a trick to divide Portugal and the Netherlands, or is there another conspiracy?For a while, the Azhen officials, who had no way to understand the intentions of the Chinese court, could only resort to delaying their troops and asked the Chinese people to go to Goa, the capital of the Asian sub-kingdom of Portugal, to negotiate with the deputy royal court () on the grounds that they were not qualified to negotiate with the Chinese envoys. .

Regarding Azhen's prevarication, Huang Boming, who was in command of the detachment, was impatient to continue his aimless sea journey. He rushed back to Tianzhu's tutelary mansion to join the chieftains in southern Myanmar, so he ordered the governor's yamen Ling Yamen to be taken temporarily. Lan Baozhen, a member of the government subdivision, Wai Lang, requested the Portuguese to send a ship to guide the Chinese fleet to Goa as the Chinese negotiating ambassador.

The Portuguese were really fooled. The governor (governor) of Azhen did not dare to let the Huaxia fleet including two battle line gunboats go to Goa, so he proposed that China can only send a letter ship to carry envoys to visit Goa. .However, Lan Baozhen asked to send four cruise ships to escort under the pretext of conforming to the identity of the Chinese envoy and the fact that the sea is full of unfriendly forces to China.

After some "intense" negotiations, under Lan Baozhen's deliberate concession, the two sides reached an agreement that Azhen would send a military Galen ship to escort two second-class Xinbao ships of the Xia Army to Goa, and finally send them to Goa safely. Relevant agreement on escorting the two ships and the mission back to Puji (Phuket) tutelary fort.At the same time, the two parties further agreed that before the mission returned safely, the Lingyamen Protectorate agreed to temporarily open the shipping route to ensure the safety of Portuguese ships passing through the Strait of Malacca for the mud trade.

After Lan Baozhen and his entourage set off, Huang Boming immediately turned back to the Tianzhu tutelary mansion. At this time, the southern Burmese feudal clans who had just been confirmed by the Chinese court had arrived one after another.However, due to the rush, the fleets that came to take orders this time were not as orderly as the previous one, and there was only one large ship of more than eight materials, and most of them were junk-type miscellaneous ships.

Among the cluttered ships, the [-]-year-old third-class cruiser is so tall and majestic, and the densely packed muzzles on both sides of the ship made the chieftains who had just ascended to the sky tremble with fear, and showed envious expressions. .Huang Boming didn't discuss anything with these native chickens and dogs. As soon as they arrived, he immediately raised his tent and ordered troops. Immediately after replenishing food and water, he hurried to Matala Port with these mobs.

Almost as Huang Boming thought, the Dutch ship that escaped from the Tianzhu Township has already told the news of the arrival of the Xia Army cruiser to the companions here.Although the Portuguese-Dutch coalition has an absolute advantage in the number of ships, neither the Portuguese nor the Dutch are willing to face such a terrible sea killer, so the coalition quickly disintegrated.By the time Huang Boming's detachment arrived, there was no longer any blockade ship outside Matala Harbor.

"Send people to notify all the vassals in southern Myanmar, and let them enter the port immediately." Although the siege of Matala Port has been lifted, Huang Boming still cautiously sent ships from the Western 36 family to sail into Matala Port first, and led by himself. The main ship of the Chinese Navy continued to cruise at half sail in the open sea in the strong southwest monsoon. "Make sure there are no red barbarians ambush in the harbor."

Following Huang Boming's order, a four-masted boat rushed into the harbor first.There was no sound of gunfire, and everything was peaceful, so one after another, soon, 36 ships from Xiyang sailed into the port one after another.At this time, the main fleet slowly approached the port, and the fragmented appearance of the fort that was originally set up on the shore also clearly fell into the eyes of Xia Jun's officers and soldiers.

"It doesn't look too good, and I don't know if there are still people alive." The officers and soldiers were discussing. "Don't make a trip in vain, just bring some bones back, that would be terrible. It's all done by the guys from the Tianzhu Town Guard Mansion. They ruined hundreds of people in Xilan well. It's a crime to be arrested now."

While speaking, a chasing boat sailed out of the harbor, stopped a hundred steps away from the main fleet, put down a small boat, and slowly approached the flagship [Xijiang] under the rowing of the oarsmen.The rope ladder was lowered on the flagship, and after the rowing boat came close, a young military officer in Chinese official uniform quickly climbed up.

"Your subordinate, Yuan Shuwei, third-class deputy lieutenant and deputy coach of the Fubo Army's Tianzhu Town Guard Mansion, is meeting with the Governor."

"Are you the military attache of the country? The defender of Matala Commercial Port Sebastian?" The captain of the [Xijiang] beside him, Tu Qing, the second-rank captain of the fifth rank, received responses one by one. Therefore, he further asked . "How is the situation in the castle now?"

"Returning to this lord, the sea blockade of Hongyi and Fulangjiyi ended half a month ago, but the land Hongyi is still besieging the city." Yuan Shuwei introduced. "We have few soldiers and cannot go out of the fort to attack. There are also many natives in the Hongyi army, so we can't conquer the fort for a while, so the two sides are at a stalemate. It's just that the Hongyi fleet destroyed two forts outside the port that day. There are also casualties, there are less than [-] people in the fort now, and there are more than [-] wounded, and there is a lack of food and medicine."

Seeing that the robes on Yuan Shuwei's body had been discolored by the gunpowder smoke, Huang Boming nodded: "Don't worry about these, I brought a lot this time, Mr. Yuan, you have worked hard."

Yuan Shuwei clasped his fists in the direction of Wuchang and said, "It is the responsibility of the subordinates to guard the frontier for the saint. The subordinates are not afraid of hard work."

"Very good, but this time, the imperial court will not reward you." Huang Boming's expression turned serious. "You are bold and reckless, but you can't force the court to start a war with Hongyi. A mere low-ranking official dares to ask the court to change the national policy for you. You can be guilty."

Yuan Shuwei knelt down on one leg subconsciously: "I don't know, I also obey orders."

Huang Boming asked: "Of course the mere eighth rank is obedient to orders. Let me ask you, where is the person in charge of this castle?"

Yuan Shuwei's answer shocked the people present: "Your official, your official is already the highest official in the fort. Master Jiang and several other adults are either martyred for the country, or they cannot afford to be seriously injured."

Huang Boming also couldn't help sighing: "Look at the foolish things you have done, even if you are loyal to the country, there will be no good results."

Everyone sighed for a long time, and then Sun Wenyun, the leader of the cruiser squadron, said something to Huang Boming in a low voice. Huang Boming narrowed his eyes and thought for a long time, and then looked at Yuan Shuwei again: "Deputy training officer Yuan, this officer waits." They are all from navy backgrounds, and they are not good at land warfare. Since you can lead a remnant to the present, you are considered to be a good general. I will give you a chance. If you do well, I will definitely recommend you."

In the past, Tian Chao fell into Maying's eyes, and was promoted from the leader of the team to the rank of deputy commander-in-chief of the regiment in one fell swoop. It can be said that he was promoted to three ranks in a row. A lot of credit, and because of this, he was promoted to the commander of the sixth division of the Longxiang Army, which became a well-known story in the navy.Although Huang Boming doesn't have the ability of Maying now, Jian Ba ​​can still do it as an eighth-rank official, so a huge opportunity has been placed in front of Yuan Shuwei.

Yuan Shuwei thought for a while, and replied: "I don't know what my lord wants to do. I will try my best to do it. It's just that I don't ask my lord to be simple. I also ask my lord to take care of Mr. Jiang Binbin and several others who have passed away. My lord, ask for an end."

Sun Wenyun praised: "It is really kind and righteous to give up personal gains and losses and devote oneself to robes."

But Huang Boming said: "The fate of Jiang and others depends on the court, and this official is powerless. Anyway, the dead are the greatest, so I will try my best to excuse them, but the premise is that you must fight off the red barbarians in front of you." , don't worry, it's not about letting your remnant soldiers of more than a hundred people attack, then see if the taxes on the land are all good men who have fought their lives in the waves, how about you take them to attack? There is a certainty of victory Well"

The night was dark, and the strong sea breeze blew away the heat of the day, making everything so peaceful.

However, in this silent night, under the leadership of Yuan Shuwei, hundreds of shirtless "officers and soldiers" in southern Myanmar, with daggers in their mouths and big knives in their hands, slowly but firmly moved towards the opposite Dutch. The human camp touched the past.

At the end of the century and the beginning of the year, this team had already touched the edge of the Dutch camp.

I saw that no matter whether it was the Dutch commander or the German mercenaries, they were all sound asleep, snoring louder than donkeys, and those local Tamil soldiers were also caught in the same trap. In sweet sleep.Speaking of which, it's not that the Dutch don't learn their lesson.Instead, the Xia army had been besieged in the fortress in the Matala port area for many days before, and was unable to send troops to attack at night.Over time, the Dutch naturally forgot the painful experience of the past.Moreover, although the Dutch army also discovered the arrival of Chinese reinforcements, the arrogant Dutch colonists believed that they had more than 1000 people on their side, and there was no shortage of muskets, artillery, spears, and short knives, and they might not be without the power to fight.In addition, the Dutch believed that Xia Tian had no stable foothold, and it was impossible to launch an offensive as soon as they came up, so they gave Xia Jun a fleeting opportunity.

Yuan Shuwei made a gesture and didn't speak. He took the lead and rushed into the undefended camp of the Dutch. Under the bright moonlight, he chopped off the head of the German mercenary who took off his helmet with a knife.The pirates who put on the vests of "officers and soldiers" in southern Myanmar also followed suit, beheading the Dutch and Germans on the spot.

The strong smell of blood finally woke up the Dutch army, but before these Dutch officers and soldiers could fully wake up, the hellish scene made them convulse.With their hands and feet limp, they were completely unable to pick up weapons to face the Xia army who was killing the generals. Only the most astute ones knew how to flee to the distance immediately.

"Don't chase." Yuan Shuwei ordered loudly after throwing the dagger in his mouth into the chest of a Dutch officer who had just picked up a firearm. "Let them flee back, so as to promote the strength of our army." Yuan Shuwei is a smart man, and he naturally knows how to choose after knowing that the Chinese court has no intention of launching an attack on the Netherlands immediately. "It's enough to kill all the things in front of you"